US Cash Grains-Corn and soybean basis bids largely flat

ReutersFeb 20, 2026 11:44 PM

CHICAGO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Basis bids for corn and soybeans were largely unchanged at elevators, river terminals, ethanol plants and other types of processors in a spot check of locations in the U.S. Midwest on Friday.

In one exception, the basis rose by 4 cents at an ethanol plant in Annawan, Illinois.
Soy basis bids were flat at all locations in the spot check.
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended higher on Friday after spending the day chopping back and forth. COR/

Basis values are quoted against CBOT futures in cts/bu:

ELEVATORS
	CORN				SOYBEANS
CINCINNATI OH	+0	+	H	UNC	-2	+	H	UNC
BURNS HARBOR IN	UNQ			UNC	UNQ			UNC
DECATUR IN	UNQ		H	UNC	UNQ		H	UNC
DES MOINES IA	UNQ			UNC	UNQ			UNC
LINCOLN NE	-35	+	H	UNC	-55	+	H	UNC

PROCESSORS
	CORN				SOYBEANS
DECATUR IL	+5	+	H	UNC	+5	+	H	UNC
DECATUR IN					+5	+	H	UNC
MORRISTOWN IN					+0	+	H	UNC
LAFAYETTE IN					-5	+	H	UNC
CEDAR RAPIDS IA	-14	+	H	UNC	-45	+	H	UNC
COUNCIL BLUFFS IA					-50	+	H	UNC
LINCOLN NE					-45	+	H	UNC
BLAIR NE	-12	+	H	UNC

RIVER TERMINALS
	CORN				SOYBEANS
TOLEDO OH	+10	+	H	UNC	-10	+	H	UNC
SENECA IL	-8	+	H	UNC	-14	+	H	UNC
SAVANNA IL	-26	+	H	UNC	-46	+	H	UNC
DAVENPORT IA	-13	+	H	UNC	-19	+	H	UNC

ETHANOL PLANTS
LINDEN IN	+5	+	H	UNC
UNION CITY IN	+21	+	H	UNC
ANNAWAN IL	-2	+	H	UP 4
COUNCIL BLUFFS IA	-16	+	H	UNC

SRW WHEAT
TOLEDO OH	-5	+	H	UNC
CINCINNATI OH	UNQ			UNC
DECATUR IN	-25	+	H	UNC
BURNS HARBOR IN	UNQ			UNC

NC = Not comparable, DP = Delayed price, N/A = Not available,

F = January, H = March, K = May, N = July
Q = August, U = September, X = November, Z = December

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CORN/BASIS, SOYA/BASIS, WHEAT/BASIS, MILO/BASIS

- CBOT corn report COR/

- CBOT soybean report SOY/C

- CBOT wheat report WHE/C

- U.S. grain barge freight values BG/US

- U.S. Midwest cash grain PM GRA/PM

- U.S. CIF/FOB Gulf Grain GRA/F

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